Policeman Lawrence Bryant Aytes

Policeman Lawrence Bryant Aytes

Charleston Police Department, South Carolina

End of Watch Friday, June 17, 1955

Add to My Heroes

Lawrence Bryant Aytes

Policeman Lawrence Aytes was killed while attempting to rescue a citizen during the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire.

Detective James Tindal and Sergeant Jessie Benton were killed in an automobile accident while returning to Charleston from Charlotte, North Carolina, to assist at the fire scene. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident.

Policeman Aytes was a U.S. Navy Reserve veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife and child.

Bio

Age 28
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Fire

LODD Mapping FAQs

Most Recent Reflection

View all 8 Reflections

Rest in peace Policeman Aytes.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

June 6, 2021

Recent LODD Deaths

Police Officer Jeremy R. Labonte

Roswell Police Department, GA

EOW: February 7, 2025

Officer Jason Roscow

North Las Vegas Police Department, NV

EOW: February 4, 2025

Major Jeffrey A. Burke

New Jersey State Police, NJ

EOW: December 31, 2024

Corporal Dennis Francis Kelly

Delaware State Police, DE

EOW: December 21, 2024

Officer Baldino Morales-Sánchez

Mayagüez Municipal Police Department, PR

EOW: January 25, 2025

Border Patrol Agent David Christopher Maland

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: January 20, 2025

Sergeant Mark Butler

Navasota Police Department, TX

EOW: January 15, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Jesus Vargas

Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, TX

EOW: January 15, 2025

Police Officer II Colton Dale Pulsipher

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV

EOW: December 12, 2024